Insect-trap.



- No. 65|,760- Patented lune I2, |900.

H. HOCKETT.

INSEGT TRAP.

l (App1icati0n-1ed Feb. 28, 1900.) (No Model.)

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UNITED STATES lPATENT OFFICE..

HENRY HOCKETT, OF ALIEN COUNTY, KANSAS.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 651,760, dated June 12, 1 90o.

" Application flied mmm 2a, Igoogseriaino. 6,814. (Nomea.)

T all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY HocKE'rT, acitizen of the United States,residing in the county of Allen,in the State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Insect-Trap, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to insecttraps, and is especially designed for catching flies.

The object of the invention is to provide means for facilitating the entrance of the insects into the trap and to arrange forconveniently removing the insects from the trap when itis desired to kill the former. It is furthermore designed to provide means for driving or inducing the insects from a mainentrance compartment into a smaller compartment, which is removable, so that it may be disconnected from the trap proper4 to facilitate the killing of the insect, and, finally, to provide for automatically closing the entrance into they removable compartment when the latter is taken from the trap in o rder that the insects may not escape.

Vith these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement'of parts,a`s will be herein# after more fully described, shown in the accom panying drawings, and particularly point-V ed out in the accompanying claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure l is averticalcentral longitudinal sectional lview of an insecttrap constructed inaceordance with the presentinvention. Fig. 2is atransverse sectional view taken at right angles to Fig. l. Figz is a transverse horizontal sectional view of the trap.

Corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings are designated by like characters ofV reference.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that the trap comprises a main or entrance compartment having a fiat bottnom l, preferably of metal, from which rise suitable uprights 2, which are preferably formed of strong stiff wire. The bottomf is substantially segmental in shape, and between the ends of the upright rods are the substantially D- Vshaped cross-rods 3, which connect Vsaid upa right rods. The frame formed by these wire rods is completed by the front plate 4, which way. The meeting edges of these doors are provided with the inwardly-directedlongitunal flanges 7, the outer edges of which are designed to abut and form a substantially-tight closure. One or both doors may be provided with any suitable form of handle S for opening the doors from the exterior of the trap.

` The frame formed by the wire rods is covered4 with Wirenetting or other foraminous material 9,`so that the trap `may be light in weight and also to freely admit light into the interior thereof. Y

As bestindicated in Fig. l of the drawings, the uprights of the frame converge adjacent to their upper ends, so as to contract the upper portion of the main compartment, and the front plate continues for its entire width, so as to form the opposite wings 10, having the perforations 11, to receive suitable fastenings whereby the trap may be hung up to the upper portion of a door-frame or window, so that the insects passingjthere'through may be enticed to enter the trap through the entrance-opening in the front plate. i

The upper end of the trap is closed by .means of a plate'l2, which projectsA at `the sides of the trap, except at the frontv side thereof, so as to form a platform forsupporting the removable compartment, as will be; hereinafter fully explained. Provided Vcentrally of the platform is an exit-.opening ,1 3,which is formed b y cutting away the plate and bending such cut-away 'portions upwardly into the upstanding fianges 14, that IOO - a compartment 17, which comprises a latf metallic bottom 18, a portion of which is z y l 651,760

led to the exit-opening. Extending at sub#- Vstantially right angles to the front. plate `is turned up so as to form one end 19 of the compartment. Extending transversely of the bottom piece isa plurality of arched frame-v bars 20, that are designed to be covered with suitable foraminous material 21. Opposite the fixed end 19 is a hinged end or door 22, the free end of which is held in its closed position by means of a suitable spring-catch 23. Formed in the bottom of this compartment i'san opening 24, to receive the walls of the passage 13-,and hinged to one edge of this opening isfa door 25, that is normally urged toward' a closed position by means of a suitable spring 26, so that when the compartment 17 is removed the door will automatwithin the compartment.

1 Mounted: transversely of the mainl com-- partment of the trap is a shaft 2.7,that is provided with fan-'blades 28, preferably formed of textile material and also havinga suitable operating crank or handle 29 located.v upon the outer side of the trap, whereby the crank v bladesf ina circular pathl to induce the insects to travel toward the upper end-of they trap and` through `the exit-opening 13 into the removablecompartment, which latter is removable, so that it may be taken fromthe trap for the purpose of killing the insectslinany preferred manner.

It will-be understood that the doors 6 are normally open, so asto'admit the insects, andi the glass or other transparent portions ofthe upper inclined sides of thetrap are designed to attract the insects by reason of the light that shines-therethrough to1 travel upwardly and in-to` the removable compartment. The

purpose of the partition is to compel the i-n'- sects to travel upwardly and out through they exit-opening. i l Y What I claim isf 1. An insect-trap, comprising a main com'- partment, having a normally-open exit, aremovable compartment, having a normallyopen entranceopening in communication with. the exit.,.a closure forthe entrance-opening.,vand means for automatically operating the closure to closethe entrance-opening, by a removal of the removable compartment.

2. An insecttrap,'comprising a main compartment, having an. eXit-opening, and a re- Emovable compartment, having an entranceopening to communicate with the exit-open- ;ing of the main compartment, and a springactuated door for the entrance-opening and to automatically close the latter when 'the re- ;movable compartment is ytaken from the trap.

3. An insect-trap, comprising a main com- ;partment, having an` exit-opening, provided with outwardly-directed walls, and aremovable compartment, havinganentrance-opening to receive the outwardly-directed Walls of the main compartment, a spring-actuated door for the entrance-opening, and which is normally held openv by the outwardly-directed? Walls.

4. An insect-trap', comprising a m-ain compartment, having convergent wall portions, a front wall extending beyond the converged wall; portions, to forml supporting-wings, an exit-opening between the convergen-t wall portions, any entrance'- opening inY the front wall, a closure forfthe entrance-opening', and a removable compartment in communication with the exit-opening. Y

5'. An insect-trap, comprising a main compartment, havinganexit-opening at one end, faremovable compartment in communication with the exit-opening, and a fan or like agi- Stating device at the opposite end of the; main compartment. A

maybe conveniently operated to swing the 6. An insect-trap, comprising a' main 'comipartment, having an entrance-opening, convergent wall portions, anr exit between the @convergent wall portions, the latter being iformedi partly of glass, upwardly-extending wallssu-rrounding the exi-t and locatedE exteriorly ofy the main compartment, a platform surrounding the baseof the walls, a fan or like agitating device located within the main 2 compartment, and a removablecompartment supported upon the platform, and having an opening receiving the upwardly-extending .wal1s, and a spring-actuated closure for the opening, saidf closure being normally held .open bythe walls.

In testimonyv that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two/witnesses.

HENRY HOCKETT.

- Witnesses:

Gno. N. ROBBINs, WARREN HOCKETT.

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